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Assessment of distribution characteristics of polymetallic nodules and their implications on deep-sea mining
(Springer, 2017)
This chapter looks at the distribution characteristics of nodules and associated seafloor features so as to provide this information to the industry for designing a suitable mining system. Further, it also looks at different ...
Deep-sea mining: Current status and future considerations
(Springer, 2017)
Deep-sea minerals such as polymetallic nodule, hydrothermal sulphides, and ferro-manganese crusts have for long attracted attention as an alternative source of metals to terrestrial deposits. The occurrence of many of these ...
Understanding heavy mineral dynamics using magnetic fingerprinting technique: A case study of North Maharashtra Coast, India
(Springer, 2017)
Environmental magnetic and grain size measurements were carried out on sand samples collected from nine sand pits along a 20-km coastal stretch of Arnala Beach, North Maharashtra, India. This study sets out to identify the ...